Comment by ghaff

In general, people often don't optimize for their average use case like commuting or going to the grocery store. They optimize for weekend recreation, buying lumber, the occasional long drive off the beaten path, etc. Some of it isn't entirely rational. But it's also the case that, for many of us, renting a car is a bit of a pain and it's often hard to depend on renting a more specialized vehicle if you need one. So if you're just going to own one vehicle, you tend to buy one for the 10-20% case, not the 80% case.